A tiny insect , trying to shake a mighty tree, is ludicrously ignorant of its own weakness.

Papa dismissed the idea with a shake of his head.

爸爸摇了摇头打消了这个念头.

Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away.

桌布收起来之前要好好抖一抖.

It was a nonevent; some politicians came to smile and shake hands.

那件事煞有介事; 其实不过是一些政客出来摆摆样子,笑着握手寒暄罢了.

We managed to shake off our pursuers in the crowd.

我们设法在人群中摆脱了跟踪者.

He stamped his feet to shake off the snow from his boots.

他顿脚以便抖落皮靴上的雪.

Did that lightning shake you up?

那闪电让你受惊了 吧 ?

We often shake flour through a sieve.

我们经常用筛子筛面粉.

An old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face.

一个老女人上前了几步,在我面前恶毒地晃动着她的拳头.

We all couldn't shake our responsibilities.

我们都不能摆脱责任.

Wait a minute, I want to shake some of this water out of my boots.

等一会儿, 我要把靴子里的水往外甩.

Come on, shake a leg. We're late already.

好啦,快点儿, 我们快要迟到了.

He had been able to engage some staff.

他已经能够雇用一些员工。

We want to engage recognized leaders in discussion.

我们想和公认的领袖们进行讨论。

It could engage the enemy beyond the range of hostile torpedoes.

从这可以避开敌方鱼雷区对敌人发动进攻。

His troops will only engage in a ground battle when all the odds are in their favour.

他的部队只有在胜券在握的时候才打地面战。

She had vowed to go out of her way to engage with the Irish people at local community level.

她已经发誓要努力和当地的爱尔兰人建立关系。

She found it hard to engage with office life.

她发现很难适应办公室生活。

Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.

行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究，而非应用性研究。

He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song.

他说美国不愿意参与仅仅解决部分问题的方案的探索——按照他的说法，这种做法就是向诱惑低头。

Press the lever until you hear the catch engage.

压下挡杆，直到听到挡挂好。